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Landings- Spring 2009 Spring 2009, Vol. 12 Issue 1 2008 Year in Review: An Annual Report to our Membership Letter from the Executive Director Welcome to the spring edition of Landings! While we patiently wait for the earth and waters to warm, Board of Directors let me bring you back to a snowy February day when the Door County Land Trust welcomed a very special Dave Callsen, President guest to our strategic planning retreat. Judy Lokken, President Elect For the past 25 years, Tom Bailey has been the charismatic leader of the Little Traverse Conservancy Jim Kinney, Treasurer (LTC), a land trust serving most of northwest Michigan. During his tenure, he has transformed LTC from Fran Burton, Secretary a fledgling organization into one of the most successful and respected land trusts in the United States. Today, LTC manages over Jean Barrett Tim Stone 150 nature preserves and has protected 38,000 acres. Andy Coulson John Turner Cathy Fiorato Rob Van Gemert Tom’s participation at our retreat was an opportunity to hear from a true leader of the land conservation community. His visit Jim Janning Kathy Wolff was especially timely because the Door County Land Trust is in the midst of developing a strategic plan to guide our work for the Lucy Klug Karen Yancey next five years. While we discussed many issues at our retreat, Tom encouraged us to consider one question in particular: What are Bryan Nelson we protecting land for? Staff Tom noted that it is easy to know what we’re protecting land from…inappropriate development and ecological degradation, for Dan Burke, Executive Director example. These are issues we discuss often. The question we discuss less, and the question Tom urged us to consider is “What are Terrie Cooper, Land Program Director Jack Finger, Stewardship Field Assistant we protecting land for?” While we know we’re protecting land for plants and animals and the habitat they need to survive, Tom Laurel Hauser, Development Director encouraged us to delve a bit deeper, to consider the human side of this question. Are we not also protecting land for us, for our Jodi Milske, Stewardship Coordinator community, and for our children and grandchildren? If so, then our strategic plan needs to go beyond protecting Door County’s Kristi Rice, Office Manager wildlife; it must also include goals for how we can use our protected lands to inspire the community, educate our children, parents Julie Schartner, Project Manager and elders, and provide meaningful outdoor experiences. In other words, how can our nature preserves improve our quality of life Karen Wilkinson, Administrative Assistant in Door County?! Managing our nature preserves with this expanded vision is a challenging proposition that raises important issues. How do we 23 N. Fifth Avenue PO Box 65 • Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 offer the community enhanced opportunities to visit and explore our preserves in a manner that will not erode their outstanding (920) 746-1359 • Fax: (920) 746-1024 ecological and scenic values? How much time and money do we allocate for programs aimed at providing recreational and educa- email: [email protected] tional opportunities versus critical land management activities like invasive species removal, tree plantings, and wetland restoration? www.doorcountylandtrust.org These are the types of questions we’ll address through our strategic planning effort. But our visit with Tom Bailey has already made one thing clear: we will achieve more in the next five years if the special places we protect serve to inspire our community. If people feel a deeper sense of pride in the beautiful views and vistas we’re protecting and if our citizenry better understands the importance of preserving the rich diversity of life that is found in Door County, then the Land Trust is more likely to win the sup- port needed to safeguard the many special places still in need of protection. I encourage you to take full advantage of all the ways you can learn about the places we’re working hard to preserve. Start by visiting our recently redesigned website — www.doorcountylandtrust.org. Here you can read about the 25 Special Places we’re saving, find out about an upcoming outing, and download directions to a nearby Land Trust nature preserve. With map in hand, you’ll be ready to explore a special Cover: place you’ve helped to protect. After all, these nature preserves are for you, too! Photo on lower right by Marjorie Andrae Photo on lower left by Gloria Dougherty Other cover photos by Julie Schartner Enjoy our great outdoors, Photo by Julie Schartner A group of Land Trust supporters learn about the unique Design & layout of “Landings” by LfpDesign! Dan Burke, Executive Director ecology of Door County at the 2008 Annual Gathering. 2 Directions to Land Trust Preserves Lautenbach Woods Preserve, These Preserves are for You! Egg Harbor – this 80-acre preserve is a great example of the terrain of the Niagara Escarpment ith your help, the Door County Land Trust has pre- and allows visitors to see first hand the vertical and Wserved nearly 5,000 beautiful acres throughout Door horizontal fractures in the dolomite rock that under- County. We’ve been working hard to make many of these lies much of Door County. An easy-to-moderately places available for the community. The following nature difficult, 1.25-mile trail loops through the upper Bay Shore Blufflands Preserve preserves are now equipped with hiking trails and preserve hardwoods and pine forest and down the slope of Photo by Julie Schartner information. We invite you to visit one or all of them soon! the escarpment. From Egg Harbor, take State Highway 42 south about 4 miles to County Highway G. Turn right Bay Shore Blufflands Preserve, (north) on G and travel about one mile. A parking area and infor- mational kiosk are located on the west side of the road. Carlsville – over 400 preserved acres offer stunning and panoramic views of the waters of Green Bay as you walk along Richter Community Forest, the Niagara Escarpment. The preserve is located eight miles north of Sturgeon Bay and one mile south of Carlsville Road Washington Island – the trailhead and parking area are on Bay Shore Drive (County Highway B.) For upper parking located just west of the Detroit Harbor ferry dock on Green Bay area, take Carlsville Road (County Highway I) west from Road. Take Lobdell Point Road from the ferry to intersection of Highway 42 to Reynolds Road. Turn south on Reynolds. The Lobdell and Green Bay Road. Turn west and follow Green Bay parking area is approximately 1/2 mile on the west side of the Road approximately 1/2-mile. The Richter trail is an easy, 1-mile road. For lower parking area: take Carlsville Road (County hike and connects with a public Town of Washington trail. Highway I) west from Highway 42 to Bay Shore Drive. Turn south at the stop sign. The lower parking area is located on White Cliff Fen and Forest Preserve, the east side of the road directly across from fire # 5451, Bay Egg Harbor – located just north of the Village of Egg Harbor, Shore Drive. Marked trails depart from each parking area and the White Cliff Preserve now includes 100 acres. The 1.5-mile trail connect with one another. Hiking is easy-to-moderately easy, makes two loops through the old-growth cedar forest. Hiking is except for the bluff slope which is more difficult. easy-to-moderately easy. North of downtown Egg Harbor, turn west Lautenbach Woods Preserve Photo by Julie Schartner off of Highway 42 on Harbor Heights Road. Follow it about 1/2 Ephraim Preserve at Anderson Pond, mile to White Cliff Road. Turn north on White Ephraim – a small oasis in the heart of downtown Cliff for approximately 1 mile. Preserve entrance is Ephraim, this 27-acre preserve features transitional meadows, located on the south side of the road just across a small pond and impressive swatches of rugged Niagara from fire #8251. Off-road parking is available at the Escarpment. It is located at the corner of Anderson Lane and public boat launch north of White Cliff Road just Moravia Street. From Water Street (Highway 42), turn east east of the preserve entrance. onto Anderson Lane. Turn north from Anderson onto Moravia. Look for our sign near the break in the split rail fence. The preserve kiosk is just a short way down the path. For trail maps, preserve rules and other An easy 1-mile trail runs the perimeter of the preserve. Note: information, please visit our website: the Village of Ephraim prohibits parking along the roads. Please park in the village lot on Highway 42 and walk the www.doorcountylandtrust.org short distance to the preserve. Ephraim Preserve at Anderon Pond Photo by Dan Eggert 3 “We’re already seeing the land respond to our efforts and it’s very gratifying. We hope we’re here long enough to have a positive impact on this place, to leave it better than we found it.” – Nancy Aten piece of land. “We had some criteria in mind,” explains Land Trust did not have the financial means at the time Nancy. “Ideally, the property would be within 3 or 4 to intervene. Surveys and lot lines were in place and a hours of Milwaukee, it would have a high ecological half-mile long road had already been constructed to value, it would be under the threat of inappropriate service the proposed 29 residential lots. development, and it would be part of a larger effort, Dan and Nancy found the property compelling. “We perhaps on the wish list of some conservation group not were immediately taken with Mary’s passion to preserve Dan Collins & Nancy Aten, Door County Land Trust quite able to afford it.” this place.
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